All members of the Monitoring Team participate in all aspects of the work, but they each have a special responsibility for a particular element within the program.<\/p>\n
Elahavelo was born and raised in the village of Analafaly, 04 km from the Reserve. He completed the 8th grade in school. Elahavelo\u2019s encyclopedic knowledge of and interest in plants made him an obvious member of the Monitoring Team from the outset, and a clear choice to lead the plant monitoring effort. Since 1995, Elahavelo has steadily expanded our knowledge of plant diversity in the Bez\u00e0 Mahafaly Special Reserve and monitored cycles of leaf, flower and fruit production. He has also been the driving force behind the creation of the Museum\u2019s herbarium and botanical garden.<\/p>\n
Efitiria was born in Mahazoarivo. He is well respected by villagers in Mahazoarivo as he used to be the Head of the Fokontany of the Mahazoarivo village, although he has not had any formal school education. He is responsible for monitoring reptiles and birds in the Reserve. Efitiria easily recognizes and imitates bird calls and easily gets bird responses to his calls.<\/p>\n
Edouard, from Betioky, has a baccalaureate degree and studied at the University of Toliara. He is in charge of updating and maintaining the database on the ground. He is from Betioky, but his wife comes from the area. He is leading the socio-economic surveys and has established very close relationships with village leaders surrounding Bez\u00e0 Mahafaly.<\/p>\n
Esambimana<\/p>\n
Etsiharofy<\/p>\n
Mikoja<\/p>\n
Tamby Razanakolona<\/p>\n
Sibien is the animator of the Territory of Lemak’i Onilahy Platform, and has also served as the leader of the monitoring. He has a DEA degree in Biodiversity and Environment from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Toliary, with an expertise in natural resources management and restoration of degraded habitats in the Mahafaly plateau of the southwest. Sibien has had a lot of experience in working with the local community in the southwestern region from the district of Ampanihy to Morombe. He also has extensive knowledge and experience in conducting socio-economic surveys and biodiversity monitoring.<\/p>\n
Late Enafa was born and raised in Analafaly. Today he lives in Mahazoarivo, a village located at 2 km north of the Reserve. He had no formal schooling but had learned to read and write since joining the Monitoring Team in 1995. Enafa led the lemur monitoring and censusing program, and he was an expert with the blow gun. He was responsible for all the darting in the capture\/release program for the two diurnal lemur populations. His prowess was well known throughout Madagascar, and he had traveled widely, helping other research teams.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All members of the Monitoring Team participate in all aspects of the work, but they each have a special responsibility for a particular element within the program. Elahavelo Efitroarane Elahavelo was born and raised in the village of Analafaly, 04 … Continue reading